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هش

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of lightness, fragility, and ease, often applied to physical objects like paper or bread, but also extending to emotional states like joy and ease of disposition. It can also describe a horse's sweatiness or a ewe's milk production.

Derived headwords

هشَّ الورقَ يهشُّهُ ويهشُّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to rustleboth

    To strike paper or leaves against each other so they make a rustling sound, causing them to fall.

الهشاشةnoun
  1. 1.
    joyfulnessboth

    A state of being pleased, happy, and cheerful.

  2. 2.
    lightnessboth

    A quality of being light, agile, or nimble.

  3. 3.
    activityboth

    A state of being energetic and active.

الهشاشnoun
  1. 1.
    joyfulnessboth

    A state of being pleased, happy, and cheerful.

  2. 2.
    lightnessboth

    A quality of being light, agile, or nimble.

  3. 3.
    activityboth

    A state of being energetic and active.

هشاشadjective
  1. 1.
    joyfulboth

    Characterized by joy, happiness, and cheerfulness.

  2. 2.
    lightboth

    Characterized by lightness, agility, or nimbleness.

  3. 3.
    activeboth

    Characterized by energy and activity.

هشيشnoun
  1. 1.
    one who rejoicesclassical

    A person who becomes happy when asked for something.

  2. 2.
    crumblinessboth

    The state of being crumbly or easily broken.

  3. 3.
    softnessboth

    A quality of being soft and yielding.

هشadjective
  1. 1.
    sweaty (horse)classical

    Describing a horse that sweats profusely.

  2. 2.
    opposite of hardboth

    The opposite of being hard or solid; soft and yielding.

هشَّ الخبزُ هشاشةً وهشاشاًverb
  1. 1.
    to become crumblyboth

    Bread becoming soft, light, and crumbly.

خبز هشاشadjective
  1. 1.
    crumbly breadboth

    Bread that is soft, light, and easily crumbled.

هشُّ المكسَّرadjective
  1. 1.
    easy to deal withclassical

    A person who is easy to approach or handle regarding their requests or needs.

شاةٌ هشوشadjective
  1. 1.
    prolific (ewe)classical

    A ewe that produces a lot of milk.

قربةٌ هشاشةadjective
  1. 1.
    leaky (waterskin)classical

    A waterskin that leaks its water due to its thinness or fragility.

الهشهاشnoun
  1. 1.
    good-naturedclassical

    A person of good character and generous disposition.

هشَّهَشهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make light ofboth

    To consider someone or something as weak or insignificant.

  2. 2.
    to enlivenboth

    To make someone cheerful or energetic.

  3. 3.
    to make happyboth

    To cause someone to feel joy or pleasure.

استهشهَverb
  1. 1.
    to deem lightclassical

    To consider someone or something as insignificant or of little importance.

هشْهَشَهverb
  1. 1.
    to moveclassical

    To cause something to move or stir.

المتهشْهشةadjective
  1. 1.
    affectionate and joyfulclassical

    A woman who is affectionate towards her husband and joyful.

Parallel reading

هش الورق يهشه ويهشه: خبطه بعضا ليتحات.
To rustle paper: to strike it against itself so it falls.
والهشاشة والهشاش: الارتياح، والخفة، والنشاط، والفعل كدب ومل وأنا به هش بش.
And joyfulness and lightness: pleasure, agility, and activity, and the action of being tired and bored, and I am with it cheerful and active.
والهشيش: من يفرح إذا سئل، والهشم، والرخو اللين، كالهش.
And the one who rejoices: he who is happy when asked, and crumbliness, and the soft yielding, like the brittle.
والهش: الفرس الكثير العرق، وضد الصلود.
And the sweaty: the horse that sweats a lot, and the opposite of hard.
وهش الخبز يهش هشوشة: صار هشا وهشاشا.
And bread becomes crumbly with crumbliness: it became brittle and crumbly.
ورجل هش المكسر: سهل الشأن فيما يطلب منه.
And a man easy to deal with: easy in regard to what is requested of him.
وشاة هشوش: ثارة باللبن.
And a ewe that is prolific: abundant in milk.
وقربة هشاشة: يسيل ماؤها لرقتها.
And a leaky waterskin: its water flows out due to its thinness.
والهشهاش: الحسن الخلق السخي.
And the good-natured: of good character and generous.
وهششه: استضعفه، ونشطه، وفرحه.
And to make light of him: to consider him weak, to enliven him, and to make him happy.
واستهشه: استخفه.
And to deem him light: to consider him insignificant.
وهشهشه: حركه.
And to move it: to make it move.
والمتهشْهشة: المتحببة إلى زوجها الفرحة.
And the affectionate and joyful: the one who is beloved by her husband and is happy.